237 Chapter 16-15 Collection Under Cold Sky

"It's cold. There's still about a month till New Year's, but it's starting to snow."

It began to snow as soon as I left Seigen, and on the following day it began to snow abundantly on the grasslands.

This may not be a blizzard, but I decided to find a place to rest and prepare for the evening much more than usual.

"I can still see it in King's Landing, but it's rare around here. This winter may be tougher."

The cold seemed unusual for Grandpa this year, and he was wearing a thick jacket from a magic bag when it seemed cold.

"In this situation, we shouldn't camp outside. Besides, I think it would be better to make your shift time shorter."

As the sun goes down, the temperature is getting cold, so if you go camping outside, you'll freeze to death, and if you don't be careful, you'll catch a cold.

The area is surrounded by earthen walls high enough for the carriage to hide and blindfolded to prevent snow from entering the boundary, but the cold from the ground cannot be blocked, so it is about outside.

"Try not to go out at night and leave the guards and guards to the Golem."

"Well, that's good. And it's going to be an experiment on how far the Knight Golem can move in the cold."

That's why Grandpa didn't want to spend the night out, and he didn't want to go out using the Golem experiment.

The other three sighed with relief at my grandfather's decision.

"However, I don't really want to use cooking with fire in the carriage, so it will be a very simple cooking, but what should I do?

You can make as much soup as you want, but I don't really want to cook a dish that produces smoke like yakiniku. Because I sleep in the carriage today, so I want to keep ventilation to a minimum.

I have a hand to cook outside only when I use fire, but I don't want to go out as much as possible because it's cold. Everyone seemed to have that feeling, and there was an atmosphere in the carriage that wanted to avoid naming a dish that used fire poorly and being in charge of that dish.

"Shall we make it ourselves today? I'll have miso soup and rice. The side dishes are good enough."

I had no choice but to stare at each other like this, so I decided to get off the chase early. Then,

"That's fine with me."

"Am I okay with that? Well then, I'll prepare three for you."

Grandpa got off, and Jeanne got off. And Jeanne started making miso soup for three.

"Tempura! Do you have yakiniku in your meal?

"There's something about it... it's just the ones that aren't flavored for hormones and solomons. It's just a small amount, so if you eat until Amur, you'll run out of two for tomorrow."

It is about three and half people on the basis of two, so even if it is good today, there is not enough for tomorrow morning.

"If Amur promises to burn the meat responsibly early tomorrow morning, I will persuade the two."

As soon as we ran out of time for tomorrow, Silomar and Solomon started fighting between me and Amur to intimidate.

"Suppose you get up in the morning and have a blizzard....."

"I'll have it baked."

"The heavy rain caused the fire....."

"I'll make you a roof. I'll have you bake it."

"... Jeanne, add mine!

Amur decided to give up the meat of the zebras and put it on the same menu as me, considering the possibility of bad weather tomorrow. And Aura, who hasn't said anything since, started helping Jeanne while Amur was staring at the Siroumars.

Having finished eating like that, we crushed our time in a card game and fell asleep in the right place. Opinions were divided on what to do with the bed when sleeping, but eventually it settled down by placing a partition board and splitting the carriage in half and making the common space in front of the bathroom. And the next day,

"I could have roasted the meat....."

The outside was brilliantly clear and the snow was beginning to melt.

Having eaten breakfast, we started moving after we broke the earthen wall. The sun was warmer than yesterday, but the wind was cold, so I needed a jacket.

"The ground is muddy, but Lyden can afford it."

If it gets too bad, you have to put the carriage in the dimension bag and ride the riden to move, but if it is slightly moist, the riden and carriage can move at leisure.

As I walked along the big road, I saw more and more adventurers walking with horses and carriages stuck or muddy under their feet, and I let Riden go with that in mind. Occasionally, there were merchants and adventurers trying to get me on my carriage, but I soon realized whose horse Riden was and gave up. Well, some of them still came closer, but at that time, they completely ignored it and let Riden blow up and shake it off.

A few days after that, we were able to return to King's Landing.

"No... it was pretty lucky that Mr. Tenma picked it up. If it stayed that way, it might have taken two or three days."

Pick up one of your acquaintances on the way.

"Thank you, Lanitan!

"That's why I'm thanking Mr. Tenma like this. Why is the young lady so brazen and so mighty?

I'm the owner of the carriage, and I found it. Meanwhile, I'm the one who gave permission for the ride, so there's no doubt what Lani is saying. Amur was stuck by Lani and looked at him once, but because Lani didn't pull, he was trying to fool him with a moff.

Lani discovered that in the morning, a few kilometers from where we were camping, he was trembling in the cold and hit the fire. Anything, I tried to borrow a carriage on the way, but I couldn't borrow it because of the slightly faster snow this time, so I had to walk around. That's why we passed by.

"Speaking of which, I feel like I'm coming sooner than usual, but did anything happen?

When Lani travels around snowy areas, she usually travels from the end of winter to the end of autumn, and in winter she travels around snow-free areas, mainly in the south. So I thought you had something to do with me.

"No, I've heard some interesting rumors... Mr. Tempura, do you have any plans to get married?

I thought about where the story leaked from, but when I put it on my face, I found out, so I tried to make a face that was surprised why such a story came out.

"The reaction largely made me understand. You're just saying you're engaged because you're not getting married all of a sudden?

Agent Lani found out.

"Oh, just in case, I couldn't confirm the information from Mr. Tenma's expression. Compared to the old days, it is no longer appearing on my face. It's just...."

That's how Lani looked behind me.

"It was obvious when I saw Aura with my daughter and Jeanne. That's right, I couldn't read it from Merlin, but I originally thought that if I didn't look for the signs of Mr. Tenma and Mr. Merlin, one of the three would change... I didn't think all three of them would look the same."

Looking back at Lani's words, the three of them turned away simultaneously. Incidentally, Aura was looking at us through a small window because she was working for you.

"As a matter of fact, unfortunately, my colleagues heard rumours that Mr. Tenma would soon marry the Duke of Sanga's daughter, and I came to check it out. Well, I thought it would be harder to verify the truth... than I thought it would be so quick."

Anything, Lani's associates reported to Hannah that I was hosting Serna's wedding when she visited Gunjo and that I had nominated Primera as her partner, and that it was possible because of previous rumours and contacts. Hannah, who received the report, quickly summoned Lani to my place to check on the information.

"Well, the primary purpose was to explore the information, but please be assured, I have brought the product for the merchant and something else to give to Tenma."

I don't know what to be relieved of, but Hannah wouldn't misuse the information, so I didn't affirm it, but I didn't deny it. Nevertheless, if the three of them found out, it might be better to consult Aina once so that the same thing does not happen in the future.

From the atmosphere, Jeanne made tea, Amur made tea sweets, and put them in front of me and Lani.

"Jeanne, please take mine."

Until then, Grandpa, who had not moved like a stone, began to relax when his engagement was discovered and asked Jeanne to bring him tea. Maybe it's not my fault anymore, so it's easier.

"This is the price of yuzu and pepper."

When she returned to the Mansion, Lani took out various items from the magic bag and lined them up on the table as soon as she said so.

What Lani brought this time was sake from Nanao, sake, miso, soy sauce, and mirin. She thought I'd be more happy, and Lani was just as happy as I thought.

It was more than I expected, so I asked and found that Yuzu pepper is very popular in the south, and it seems to be making a lot of money. Besides, the seasonings and advertisements I made using southern products, which are famous in the south, also led to sales.

"And this time, I brought mainly plum dried, natto, and spices that I used to say kusaya. Other products are made in Sana-sama's workshop. Also, because I had a good reputation last time, I brought a small amount of yuzu."

It was a different lineup than usual, but it is unusual so I am going to buy it all. However, I wanted a little more yuzu pepper, but because of the yuzu pepper boom, I could only prepare about 10 kg this time. Well, there's still yuzu pepper left, and if you run out, you'll just have to bring something from the south. However, the jam, tea, and yuzu sake were about to disappear, so it was a question of how to distribute them.

"When you think about taking a bath, it's less than 10 kg."

"I can only say I'm sorry about that... but if anything, I'll bring the yuzu again in the spring, so please forgive me this time."

I wish our yuzu fruit had been planted earlier this spring, so the branches are still growing. Therefore, I think it should be realized about next year.

"Well then, I'll leave you to your leisure."

Lani left the house early when he finished his business at home. I wish I could take it a little slower, but after that I'll go shopping in King's Landing and return to the south early tomorrow morning. Probably in a hurry to talk to Hannah about my engagement.

"Lanitan... there wasn't a word of 'congratulations' in the temple. Lenitan seems happy."

"No, you didn't just say it because I didn't say yes or no?

It doesn't matter to me that Lani didn't tell me (rather, I didn't notice), but it seems to be enough material for Amur.

"I have to write to Lenitan now!

Even if I just wrote it, Lani is likely to be moving somewhere after reporting to Hannah because I think it will arrive in the south in a few weeks. Well, they might make fun of you when you get back, but it might be months later.

"That's why you have to stop wasting money. Maybe someone will come to see if it's true, so you can tell them."

It may be Leni rather than Lani, but since Leni has just returned to the south, it is possible that Hannah will come directly to say hello to the New Year.

"Mother is more likely than you are!

Well then, suppose Hanna-san comes and prepares. I don't think the Lord of the Vicomte family will be coming from the south in the New Year, but Hannah is in the form of a countenance, and I think I'll come and see how it goes when I say hello to the New Year. Well, I'm sure someone will come, so have you ever moved on to get ready? "

Even if no one had come from the south, the Alberts would have come to play. And of course Primera will come this year, as will the Duke of Sanga and the Marquis of Sammons. And no doubt, someone from the royal family... or almost everyone will come.

"If that happens, you're gonna need a guard's waiting room."

It is likely to become more busy than usual, and most of them will become royalties and nobles, so if we do not prepare the guards' waiting room, we may not be able to enter the mansion and wait under the cold sky.

"It's going to be a mess, but I'll do something magical... Grandpa, come here!

When I called my grandfather who was relaxing in the dining room and told him to create a waiting area for the escort outside, he looked very troublesome, but eventually I felt like I had no choice, so I was reluctant to accept.

"So, how do you make it?

"Firstly, I'm going to ground the planned land, put up a few columns, and surround it with earthen walls..." I wonder if the roof feels like a triangle, with pillars up and a plate down there.... "

I'm worried because I came up with it, but if you make the wall sturdy and lighten the roof, it will last about a month.

"Then maybe you should put the roof on tightly. It might be good to replace the roof at intervals of a month or two."

Speaking of walls, I have made them many times so far, and I think that the strength alone can make them no different or more than those made by skilled craftsmen. However, since the roof has never been decent before, it will become an amateur Sunday carpenter level.

"When you make a roof, you can call Marks. Kukri Village had a lot of carpentry work to do. It's not a real job, but you can do it better than us."

The roof decided to consult with Uncle Mark at a later date because of an uncle's request in case of trouble.

"The roof is for Mark, not the pillars and the walls. The pillars should feel like covering the trees with soil. If you compact it, you won't be able to eat insects, and it should increase in strength."

In that case, I was worried that the tree would not rot with moisture, but if I used a tree that drained moisture magically, it would last until spring. It seems that Grandpa intends to destroy the hut in spring and have the craftsman make a new one. Sure, if you're thinking about using it in the future, it's best to ask your full-time job.

"Well, the rush is supposed to go up, so even if it's a little bad, it won't be a problem. If we start working tomorrow, will Tenma get us some dirt? In the meantime, I will prepare the ground and the pillars."

Grandpa carelessly turned over the tight work to me, but I was the originator, so I decided to take it honestly.

And the next day,

"Tenma, choose as much clay soil as you can."

Grandpa was dropping me off for a relaxing after-dinner tea.

I recruited someone yesterday because it seemed very difficult to be alone... and only Slurrin was there for me. Jeanne and Aura said no to "cleaning and laundry..." and Amur said no to "walking balls..." Amur was a complete liar, but Jeanne and Aura gave up because they were half true... instead, they decided to take Silomar and Solomon, who were sleeping in a raccoon.

The two were quite resistant, but Slurrin was reluctant to convince them. You might want to make dinner this evening something you like for the horses and the solomons. In other words, we have to hold a meat festival.

When dinner was set for tonight, we asked Jeanne and Aura to keep the meat, and we headed for the woods a little away from King's Landing. I've been there many times, so I know roughly where to dig even if it's snowing.

"Surrin sends instructions to Golem to collect the soil. I want soil that is as sticky as possible. And collect the dead grass. Put the dead grass in the magic bag and the soil in the magic bag once before transferring it to the dimension bag. Siroumal and Solomon are on perimeter alert. I'll collect the dirt somewhere else."

We rode into the woods on the riden (but Slurrin and the others moved into the dimension bag) and decided to split and collect the soil early on upon arrival… The ground was hard because of the snow, so it was hard to tell if it was clay without touching the dug up soil.

"I thought using golem would make it easier... but my hands are cold."

After touching and checking the excavated chunks of earth in the Golem, the creatures were once placed in the magic bag and removed from the dimension bag (basically no creatures enter the magic bag, so creatures such as worms are bounced out). However, it is not recognized as a creature in the condition of an egg, so it cannot be used on the wall unless it is killed by fire. Because hatched insects can tear down walls.

I didn't know how much soil was needed on the earth wall, so I stopped at the place where one dimension bag (probably about two to thirty t) was collected along with the slurry, divided it evenly into two, and lit the dimension bag with the dead grass. I remember doing the same thing before, but if you're going to need dirt in the future, maybe you should come back and get it when you're free.

"Slurrin, collect the withered grass, apart from burning it."

I asked Slurrin, who was collecting the withered grass for burning, to collect the withered grass separately. This mixes into the soil when you make the wall. I have heard that this will increase the strength by connecting inside the wall, so I collect it. Well, it's only after you ask Grandpa to mix it in, but just prepare it and if you're mistaken, you can use it on the beds of Jubeye and the others.

How are you feeling?

After collecting the mixture, it was thrown into the dimension bag again to burn and continue insecticide. You may not have been able to kill him completely, but it's going to be dark in an hour.

"I made a souvenir, and it's hard to stay here any longer."

While Slurrin and I were harvesting the dead grass, Silomar and Slurrin forgot to watch their surroundings and went hunting, bringing back four boars, two horned rabbits, and three horned rabbits of meat (mince).

Minch gave it to Slurrin as it was processed, and the rest is still bleeding out in the dismantling dimension bag.

"Alright! It's cold, so go home and take a bath!

It was Slurrin and Solomon who responded to my call, and Silomar turned his back and ignored whether he wanted to take a bath even when it was cold.

"Siroumaru, if you don't want to take a bath even though it's so dirty, you're going to sleep with Jubeye today, right?

The current siroumarus (Solomon too) is covered in mud because it ran around the grasslands and woods that became thick with snow, and cannot be raised to the Mansion as it is. So if I refuse to take a bath, I don't know when it will be, but I will have to ask the horses to live outside until it becomes beautiful.

Saying so, the slurry tried to tell me something while watching Slurry many times... but Slurry ignored the slurry and got on my shoulder. Perhaps he wanted to tell Surrin that if he cleaned it, he wouldn't have to take a bath, but because Surrin refused and stuck with me, Silomar decided to take a crying bath.

They were waiting for us to return to the Mansion like that....

"Hmm... I'm overstretched."

"Good exercise!

It was a pillar that was erected to surround nearly twice the size of the plan. They are all special pillars (wooden pillars coated with soil) that seem to be mistaken for stone pillars, but they are more than four times as protruding as expected. Well, doubling the area also increases the amount of soil used on the wall, so it's no wonder the pillars have quadrupled... but I think this is definitely not enough soil we've taken. So,

"Grandpa, Amur, get me enough soil for tomorrow."

I decided to leave the excess to Grandpa. Having done the work assigned to me, I decided not to know the rest.

"It's not enough for us to take, and the quality won't be even if we add it later, so why don't we mix the soil that Grandpa took tomorrow and our soil before we make the wall? Then we'll take a bath."

When they started walking, Grandpa and Amur said something behind them, but ignored it without looking back and went straight to the bath. In the hallway to the bathroom,

"Finally, you're back!

Lyle was expecting you. Anything, when I left King's Landing this morning, Lord Lyle's men saw me, and they reported from there. So Lyle's presence here means that

"If you're back, give me a call. And on the day you come back, or at least the next day, you should show your face to Primera. If you don't get out, you'll love me before I get married."

Maria-sama is here, too. And beside that, Primera sat nervously. I wondered if Teeda and Luna were around, but they had a test coming up soon, and they were studying while they were watching the royal castle. However, Luna is the only one being watched, and Teeda seems to be studying independently for the first grade.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry Primera's worried."

I apologize and ask for forgiveness.

"It's getting late, but this time we have successfully conquered the Seigen dungeon."

I quickly reported the dungeon domination.

"Congratulations, you've dominated two dungeons on your own. It's a historic pleasure."

Conquering just one dungeon is a pleasure, but there are only two of them for me. One of them is an undiscovered dungeon that improves the economy of the south, and the other is the second most dominant dungeon in the country, but it is almost alone. At least no one in the history of the kingdom has achieved comparable results, so it is called a "historical pleasure". Rather, Maria-sama may be "a pleasure to leave in history".

"That's right, temper. It looks pretty dirty, so you should take a bath first."

Maria-sama imagined me in a history book with pleasure, and was pointed out that my clothes and body were dirty. Sure, I was going to take a bath before Maria-sama called, so if you'll excuse me, Lyle waited in the hallway and followed me to the bathroom. Dear Lyle, it seems that men are dating each other naked... but for me, I felt like I had more people to wash horses, so I decided not to hesitate to ask for help. Then I was a little late and my grandfather arrived, so I had to increase my manpower by another one. However, since it was the first time Lyle had washed the thyroid horse, it was not very powerful, and instead Slurrin was active.